Parallel Verses
NET Bible
So Hanun seized David's servants and shaved their beards off. He cut off the lower part of their robes so that their buttocks were exposed and then sent them away.
New American Standard Bible
So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved them and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away.
King James Version
Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
Holman Bible
So Hanun took David’s emissaries, shaved them, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.
International Standard Version
So Hanun arrested David's delegation, shaved off their beards, cut off their clothes at the waist line, and sent them away in disgrace.
A Conservative Version
So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
American Standard Version
So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
Amplified
Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them [cutting off half their beards], and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their buttocks, and sent them away [in humiliation].
Bible in Basic English
So Hanun took David's servants, and cutting off their hair and the skirts of their robes up to the middle, sent them away.
Darby Translation
And Hanun took David's servants, and had them shaved, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as the hip, and sent them away.
Julia Smith Translation
And Hanun will take David's servants and shave them, and cut off their garments in the half, even to the step, and he will send them away.
King James 2000
Therefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle at their buttocks, and sent them away.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Hanun took the servants of David and shaved them and cut off their garments at the middle, up to the buttocks, and sent them away.
Modern King James verseion
And Hanun took David's servants and shaved them, and cut off their garments in half, to the buttocks, and sent them away.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whereupon Hanun took David's servants and shaved them, and cut off their coats hard by their buttocks and sent them away.
New Heart English Bible
So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
The Emphasized Bible
So Hanun took the servants of David, and shaved them, and cut off their upper garments in the middle, as far as their parts of shame, - and let them go.
Webster
Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
World English Bible
So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Hanun taketh the servants of David, and shaveth them, and cutteth their long robes in the midst, unto the buttocks, and sendeth them away.
Themes
Motive » Misunderstood » David's, by king hanun
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Hanun, maltreating david's servants
Interlinear
Laqach
`ebed
Karath
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 19:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Ammonites Humiliate David's Messengers
3 the Ammonite officials said to Hanun, "Do you really think David is trying to honor your father by sending these messengers to express his sympathy? No, his servants have come to you so they can get information and spy out the land!" 4 So Hanun seized David's servants and shaved their beards off. He cut off the lower part of their robes so that their buttocks were exposed and then sent them away. 5 Messengers came and told David what had happened to the men, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, "Stay in Jericho until your beards grow again; then you may come back."
Cross References
Leviticus 19:27
You must not round off the corners of the hair on your head or ruin the corners of your beard.
2 Samuel 10:4-5
So Hanun seized David's servants and shaved off half of each one's beard. He cut the lower part of their robes off so that their buttocks were exposed, and then sent them away.
2 Chronicles 36:16
But they mocked God's messengers, despised his warnings, and ridiculed his prophets. Finally the Lord got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment.
Psalm 35:12
They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.
Psalm 109:4-5
They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray.
Isaiah 15:2
They went up to the temple, the people of Dibon went up to the high places to lament. Because of what happened to Nebo and Medeba, Moab wails. Every head is shaved bare, every beard is trimmed off.
Isaiah 20:4
so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, both young and old. They will be in undergarments and barefoot, with the buttocks exposed; the Egyptians will be publicly humiliated.
Isaiah 47:2-3
Pick up millstones and grind flour! Remove your veil, strip off your skirt, expose your legs, cross the streams!
Jeremiah 41:5
eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves to show they were mourning. They were carrying grain offerings and incense to present at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 48:37
For all of them will shave their heads in mourning. They will all cut off their beards to show their sorrow. They will all make gashes in their hands. They will all put on sackcloth.
Mark 12:4
So he sent another slave to them again. This one they struck on the head and treated outrageously.
Luke 20:10-11
When harvest time came, he sent a slave to the tenants so that they would give him his portion of the crop. However, the tenants beat his slave and sent him away empty-handed.